Hub-band.



1N0. 68|,6E7. Patented Aug. 27 l90l.

D. WpCALL.

HUB BAND.

(Application filed Apr. 18, 1901.] (No Model.)

WITNESSES INVENTOR lib rvlrnn brains.

Parent Orricn.

'DEIJMER 'W. i l/ALL, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL lllrlllLEABLE OASTINGS COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

EJPEGKIFIWMTION forming part Of Letters Patent NO, 681,667, dated auguetfiii', 1901.

' Application filed April 13, 1901. Serial No. 55 676- .(No model.)

cross-section on the line Ill III of Fi .1, the.

cap being removed. Fig. 4 is a section of the end oortion of the hub-band, the cap being removed. ,5 is an elevation of .the

. cap and Fig. 6 is an elevation, partly in section, of the collar.

My invention is designed to provide a hubband of greater strength and durability than has heretofore been known.

In the drawings, 2 represents ahubband which is formed on its interior surface near its end with a rib or ridge 3,which maybe a complete circle or may be interrupted, as desired.

, and outer surfaces of the band. The inner flange is provided with slots 5, which extend slightly above (on the outer side) of the rib,

, and thus constitute openings for the reception of the fastening devices on the cap described below. The collar is held in place by forcing the metal of the inner flange inwardly behind the rib. Preferably the parts of the flange thus forced in are directly adjacent to the slots; but, if desired, the metal may be forced in around the entire circumference of the flange. By combining the slotted flange with the interior rib I secure important results, because the rib serves to hold and strengthen the flange of the collar 4, and as the slots are-in front of the rib the collar is held out suficiently to provide sockets for the holding devices without weakening the flange or rendering it liable to be torn. The cap, which is fitted to the end of the hubband, has an inwardly-projecting flange 6, which fits within the collar and has springactuated catches 7, which are preferably inclined laterally andare adapted to take into the slots above mentioned.

I claim- A hub-band having at its end acollar with DELMER W. CALL.

Witnesses: I

GEO. B. BLEMING, L. M. REDMAN. 

